School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 151
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The Potato CropWritten by Lillie O'Shea, Thomastonw
24-11-37Long ago the Irish people lived largely on potatoes, because they could not afford to get anything else. In those days the people used wooden ploughs and planted their potatoes in a different way to what we do now.The potato crop is a useful one to everyone. There is always great work preparing for it. The names of some of the potatoes cultivated here are: Epicurs, Kerr Pinks, Arran Banners, and Up-to-Dates. They are dug out in Autumn with spades and picked by boys and girls. The spade used is like this: (Sketch on page)
They are taken home in a cart and pitted in the haggard. The pit is long and narrow and covered with bog-screws to include the frost and rain. They are not(continues on next page)
